Results in from 2013 primaries

Wednesday

Sep 11, 2013 at 1:01 AMSep 11, 2013 at 1:01 AM

Unofficial results are in from the Ontario County Board of Elections. Voting yielded upsets in two town supervisor races — Canandaigua and Richmond — while across the rest of the county incumbents held their ground. Here are polling results:Canandaigua Town Supervisor — Republican Pam Helming bested current Canandaigua town supervisor Sam Casella in both the Democratic and Independence party primaries Tuesday. Capturing 188 Democrat and 43 Independence votes against Casella’s 159 and 17, she’ll run unopposed in the November election. Helming currently is serving her first term on the Canandaigua Town Board.Canandaigua Town Justice — David Prull won over Stanley Sutton in both the Republican and Democratic primaries for Canandaigua town justice. The position is a four-year term and pays $21,701 in 2013. Prull garnered 209 Democrat and 407 Republican votes, against Sutton’s 114 and 232. Prull has served as Canandaigua town justice for the past 29 years. Sutton is a beef farmer and owner of Sutton Enterprises and Green Mountain Lumber in Bristol, and is also a retired road patrol deputy with the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office.Canandaigua Town Clerk — Jean Chrisman edged out Jeannie Kesel for a spot on the Republican ballot for Canandaigua town clerk. With a vote of 354 to 294, she will compete in November for the four-year term position, which pays $50,710. Chrisman began working for the Town of Canandaigua in 1997 and currently serves as the town's zoning officer. Current Town Clerk Judy Carson is retiring following the conclusion of her 2013 term.Geneva Court Judge — Elisabeth Toole won a seat on the November ballot in the Independence and Conservative primaries for Geneva Court Judge. In the Independence primary Toole bested Timothy Buckley in a 34 to 24 vote, and in the Conservative primary she won 15 to 11.Hopewell Town Highway Superintendent — Winning 79 votes, Jason Schadler secured a seat on the November ballot in the Republican primary for Hopewell town highway superintendent. The position is a two-year term and pays $56,811 in 2013. His opponent, Matthew Curran, won 68 votes. Schadler currently works as a product support representative at Monroe Tractor in Henrietta. Vern Hecker is the current highway superintendent.Manchester Town Councilman — David Phillips and Charles Denosky Jr., both Republican incumbents, won seats on the November ballot in their party’s primary for Manchester town council. Phillips earned 118 votes, and Denosky secured 115. The two edged out Wayne Sanders, who earned 89 votes, and Michael Perry, who received 50. The position is a four-year term and pays $3,152 in 2013. Denosky is a retired Ontario County sheriff’s deputy. Phillips is training manager and teacher for the G.W. Lisk, Finger Lakes Community College Advanced Manufacturing Machinist class.Phelps Town Highway Superintendent — Earning 215 votes, incumbent Terry Featherly secured a seat on the November ballot in the Republican primary for Phelps town highway superintendent. His opponents, Michael Gelder and Perry Adams, received 95 and 75 votes. The position is a four-year term and pays $59,447.64 in 2013. Featherly is in his 12th year as Phelps highway superintendent.Richmond Town Justice — John Chrisman Jr. won a seat on the November ballot in the Republican primary for Richmond Town Justice. The position is a four-year term and pays $12,128.50 in 2013. Chrisman Jr. beat David Washburn with a vote of 217 to 115. Chrisman is a member of the Richmond Town Board, president of Chrisman Insurance Agency, and co-owner of a Subway franchise in Honeoye.Richmond Town Supervisor — Edward Jackson Jr. upset incumbent Ralph Angelo with a 176-167 vote to win a seat on the November ballot in the Republican primary for Richmond Town Justice. Jackson is chairman of the town’s Planning Board and was Richmond town supervisor from 1994 to 2001. The position is a two-year term and pays $13,290 in 2013. Supervisors make an additional $13,176 in 2013 from Ontario County.— Includes reporting by Melody Burri, Julie Sherwood and Scott Pukos

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